Tag: Fracking

Reprinted from Common Dreams (under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License) By Richard Heinberg Stop me if you’ve heard this one. What’s an obscenity that starts with “f” and ends with “ck”? Oh wait, sorry, this is supposed to be a serious article about fracking. That’s right, we’re talking about The Biggest Development in the…

Reprinted from Transition Voice (Creative Commons License ) By Erik Curren Gasland 2, the sequel to Josh Fox’s documentary about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, introduces a frightening image. It’s not another money shot of tap water on fire, though the water well hose lit up by the owner of a multimillion dollar home…

Reprinted from Waging Nonviolence under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 United States License By Peter Rugh The Obama Administration has proposed new regulations for hydraulic fracturing on 756 million acres of public and tribal lands. The rules were written by the drilling industry and will be streamlined into effect by a new intergovernmental task force, established…

Reprinted from Yes! Magazine (June 6, 2013) In a statement, ecologist Sandra Steingraber denounced Illinois’ new fracking regulations and described the need for a movement dedicated to abolishing fracking nationwide. By Jeff Biggers A new salvo has been fired in the national battle against fracking. Within hours of the Illinois General Assembly’s vote on its…

Reprinted from TomDispatch.com Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania By Ellen Cantarow More than 70 years ago, a chemical attack was launched against Washington State and Nevada. It poisoned people, animals, everything that grew, breathed air, and drank water. The Marshall Islands were also struck. This formerly pristine Pacific atoll was branded “the most contaminated…